Description

Extracts entries that Windows marks as excluded from Volume Shadow Copy Service (VSS) and backup operations, from the System hive.

• Provides a list of files/folders purposely omitted from snapshots.
• Includes the registry key location, modification time and security owner.
• Outputs data in a timeline‑compatible JSON‑L format for further analysis.

Timeline

Timeline Field	Data Field
Related User	key_security.owner_sid
Description	name
Additional Description	file_path
	type

Fields

Output Name	Data Type	Qualifier	Description
type	String		type of the excluded entry (e.g., file or folder)
name	String		display name of the excluded item
file_path	String		full filesystem path of the excluded file or folder
key_path	String	KEY_PATH	full registry key name
key_modif_time	DateTime	DATE_MODIFICATION	last modification timestamp of the registry key
key_security	Object
key_security.owner_sid	String	USER_SID	SID of the user that owns the registry key
key_security.group_sid	String		SID of the group that owns the registry key
key_security.control_flags[]	Array[String]		security descriptor control flags for the key
key_security.dacl_ace	Object
key_security.dacl_ace.ace_type	String		type of ACE (e.g., allow, deny)
key_security.dacl_ace.account_sid	String		SID of the account the ACE applies to
key_security.dacl_ace.ace_flags[]	Array[String]		ACE flags that modify inheritance or behavior
key_security.dacl_ace.rights[]	Array[String]		permissions granted or denied by the ACE